Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-19241
In the Linux kernel before 5.4.2, the io_uring feature leads to requests that inadvertently have UID 0 and full capabilities, aka CID-181e448d8709. This is related to fs/io-wq.c, fs/io_uring.c, and net/socket.c. For example, an attacker can bypass intended restrictions on adding an IPv4 address to the loopback interface. This occurs because IORING_OP_SENDMSG operations, although requested in the context of an unprivileged user, are sometimes performed by a kernel worker thread without considering that context.
Products affected by CVE-2019-19241
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-19241
0.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-19241
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2019-19241
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
USN-4284-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.2
Mailing List;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1975
1975 - Linux: privilege escalation via io_uring offload of sendmsg() onto kernel thread with kernel creds - project-zero - Project Zero - MonorailMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=181e448d8709e517c9c7b523fcd209f24eb38ca7
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treePatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d69e07793f891524c6bbf1e75b9ae69db4450953
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treePatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
December 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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